Sewell Wallis
Legal Cashier
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Legal Cashier
Sewell Wallis Recruitment Opportunity
Sewell Wallis is currently working with a well-established and successful law firm that is looking to recruit a Legal Cashier to join its team in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation with a strong regional presence, offering a supportive working environment, long-term stability, and opportunities for professional development.
Is this the next step in your career?
Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.
What will you be doing?
- Supporting the day-to-day management of both client and office accounts.
- Processing financial transactions, including payments, receipts, and transfers.
- Performing bank reconciliations and investigating any discrepancies.
- Supporting the billing and invoicing process, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
- Liaising with internal teams to resolve financial queries and assist with cash collection activities.
- Processing electronic payments and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Assisting with month-end procedures and reporting requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules, financial regulations, and internal controls.
- Providing general finance administration support and assisting with ad hoc duties as required.
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What skills are we looking for?
- Previous experience as a Legal Cashier, Accounts Assistant, or in a similar finance role within a legal environment.
- Strong working knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules.
- IFLM or AAT qualification, or currently studying towards one, would be highly desirable.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage a high-volume workload effectively.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across the business.
- Proficiency in finance systems and Microsoft Excel.
- A proactive, organised, and team-oriented approach.
What's on offer?
- The opportunity to join a well-established and growing law firm.
- A supportive, collaborative, and professional working environment.
- A varied and rewarding finance role with exposure to multiple areas of legal accounting.
- Long-term career stability and development opportunities.
- 35-hour working week.
If you have experience within legal finance and are looking for your next opportunity in Chesterfield, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or contact Eleanor Kirk for further information.
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How to apply
To apply, please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
About Sewell Wallis
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry. We offer permanent, temporary, and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources, and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance, from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Manchester.
Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
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